SOLUTION: Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for $3.00 each, how many will he have to sell to make a profit o

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Question 195472: Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for $3.00 each, how many will he have to sell to make a profit of extactly $36.00?
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If each item costs $1.80 to make and they sell for $3.00, then the profit on each one is 3.00 - 1.80 = 1.20. How many times does 1.20 go into 36.00?

John